New-York tribune., 1887-05-15
A SPORT ONLY FOR THE RICH.
WHAT 1T COSTS TO OWN AND RUN A YACHT.


A SMALL FORTUNE EVERY YEAR " MANY CASES.
SOME wgLL-KNowN YAoHr.OwNERs.
| IL is proverbial that yachtowner needs to BE- .
millionaire While this, OF IL not literally true
far as the proprietorshp of all pleasure crafts u
concerned 1t may nevertheless be assumed a. tact
that the possession of large and wel-6tted cruising
boas or c0nspcuously successful racing boat Implies
the control by the of good-s fortune Tho
experience OF the majority OF has been that
the first cost of yacht Is but trifng when compared
with the large expenditures required to keep IT. Tho
bare running exper of oil the schooners onld
make comfortable income tor bank cashier, and
in the of the big steamers thcy ars larger THAI
tho salaries OF presidents OF diyidend-paylng ia-
sutance companies. Added to this are the moro or
less extravsgant outlays for the entertainment Of
guests aud the almost continually recurring items for
repairs If it may be said OF horse that he will eat
his head Of in year. it is exnggeraiion to
say of yacht that she will sail her hull OF in o
season.
In a recently published paper on American Steam
Yachting" L. s. Jaray the owner OF the steam yasht
Stranger, gives in detail the cost of running the
various classes of steam pleasure toats He estimates
that steam launch from forty to fifty feet long can
be run tor season OF i've months tor about $1,000
TIE crew on such craft would consist pilot,
eng neer and deck hand, the first two receiving 500
month each and the last $3o. The annual overhaul
ing and the clothes for the would cost $780, the
provisions $40 a month"; coal $40, and repairs and
sundries $50 with strict economy steam vessels from
seyenty-fve to 100 reet in length can be for
season for from 81 800 to $12 600 while the larger
boats will cost from the larger sum named up to
5000 deduction of the cost of fuel from these
figures brings one approximately near the expense or
the wind-drven boats for a always bsaring in
mind. however that nothing is allowed for the enter
ta;nment OF guests.
james Gordon Bennett probably devotes greater
to yachting than any other American. His
steamer, the Namouna. is in comm sson twelve
months in the year, end hardly week passes when
her catn is not the of some lavish entertain
ment The payroll of the of City men Is said to
be 50. 800 a month, and it Gusts at least 81, 300
month to feed them.
Tho Atalana is used BY Jay Gould daily during tbs
to transport him troG his country place at
lrvngton to New lOrk ana return. He seldom uses
her tor cruising and more seldom has guests aboard,
aud yet she makes 5000 hole in his income every
month.
What the Alva, which already represents half
million of W. X. Fanlesbilts money, will cost to keep
a6oat is still mystery, but it is lot likely to be les,
than $40 0Ov a month, since Ar. Vanderbilt has
already planned several extensive cruises IN her tor
la ge parties OF his friends
The Nourmaha was less frequently used last ,ason
than any oil the big steamers OF the beet yet 1t is
SAID that check Tor f4 D0O with good nsnne as
William Astor. her owner at the bottom OF it wonld
detray the expenses incurred on her account Mr
Astor seldom appears at regatas or races. aud Is nos
would be called an entha ,iaslIc yacutsman. tic
is a member of the New-York Yacht Club, but seldom,
il ever. goes to the clubhouse.
Commodore Elbrdge L. Gerry, who will be
welcomed home at dinner given by his fellow men,
bers OF the New-fOrk Yacht Club on Tuesday night.
has amassed fortune large enough 70 make the cost
OF keeping the Electra OF little moment TO him. He 10
II LAWYER with large practice ana as me organizer
aud president OF the Socet, for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children has done nUbe work in bLerto
little worked field OF CHARITY
j. Pierpont Morgan tacetiously calls the stes1
yacht CorsaIr a erryboat, not because she has any
thin. in common with those cumners0me but useful
craft but because he her TO carry him 20 and iro
between New-York and Highland Falls. Mr.. M0cgan
is as rich the mere mention OF the banking hrm OF
Drexel, Morgan a. Co. implies.
r. T. Bush, who lost caste among yachtsmen asa
class whea he boldly announced that he made the raco
between the Coronet and Dauntless chiefly to al,
vertise his boat preparatory to selling her, was one OF
ths original stockholders in the Standard Oil COM
pany. lie Is at the head OF the Bush & Denslov
Manufacturing Company, the proprietor oil lbo
American Magazine and active partner in u halt
dozen biz enterprises. Having abandoned all hopoof
getting high price Tor the Coronet III England ne
will now try to sell her in this country at reasonable
figure.
" i!liam A. W. Stewart is someyt at tickle in bis
taste tor boats. He has owned soop, the Re yinai
schooner, the Nokomis a cutter, the Maggie, and
now has yawl, tie Cythera. Mr. Stewart was fcr
mauv years the Commodore OF the Seawanhaks
| Coruthiln Yacht Club. He ia a lawyer when not q
Thornton n Motley, who brings, the famous old
schooner Magic back TO New-fork this year. is
dealer in railroad supplies.
A great many people have asked ex-Commodore
James ID. Smith why he sold the schooner Estele and
bought the interest OF Herman Oelfchs and the
Waller estate in the Pocahontss. He has become
tired OF answering the question directly, and now
when yacht-owner asks it he meets it with DO
you want to race r. Mr.. Smith has been oyerhaulins
the soop and giving her new mast and bowsprit,
and has great confidence IN her ability 20 So It's
needless 10 say that this is the Mr.. Smith who is
president of the Stock Exchange president OF tue
New-York Club, aud one OF the firm OF Jameson.
Smith Il Getting, and that be has money enough to
suit himself as tar as Yachts are concerned.
General Charles j. Pane, who has done and is doing
so much 10 keep the Americas Cup in this country,
won his title in the Rebellion and loo ks every inch as
though it belonged to him. He inherited largo
fortune and when he is not Matching some scheme TO
make fast boat faster his mind is occupied with the
affairs of his estate in Boston.
Lloyd Phenix is universally regarded as the moss
capable yachtsman in the American fleet lie .
graduate OF Annapolis, has asplendid record 40 q
naval officer and is perfect encyclopaedia oil facts
about everything thai floats. The schooner nreuid,
OF which he is the ister well as owner. Is alway
pointed TO model of what good discipline can do
Tor Yacht .
Robert Center is another of the Seawanhaka Clubs
ex-commodores lie is convert 10 the cutter type
and will follow the feet this year in the Meduss,
which he recently purchased from Franklin Dexter,
of Boston. and which was modelled by j. Beaver
Webb
john s. Dickerson ex-Commodore of the Brooklyn
Yacht Club is q member OF tho firm OF Dickerson,
Vandusen Il Co.. dealers 10 metals lie AMI tho
schooner Madeleine will figure a. consplcnousiy IN
yachting circles this year as ior the ia't eighteen
years.
OF the few men who are just doing their utmost
to advance the interests OF yachting, A. Cass Canhesd
owner of the Priscilla, is the most prominent He Is
commodore OF the Seawanhaka Cvrinthian Club, aud
TO HIM Is chiefly due the creult OF ghg uat
zato its present state of prosperity and useuness
Mr.. Garfield many blocks OF real estate IN the
city and vicinity and has plenty OF leisure to devote
to his iavorite sport. He has made number OF
models which are the best testimony his knowledge
OF what yachts and what they should be.
W. H. Starbuck Standard Oil magnate lie
believes in naming his yachts after his wife, and tor
that changed the name OF the steamer PoiynsA
20 1illie.
The owner of the famous schooner Montauk, John
f. Brooks is member OF the hrm OF Brooks Brothers.
cluthiers. He had two scho0ners his hands for
some time, but recently took advantage OF rising
market TO sell the Resolute TO c. A. Postey
Archibald Rogers. who is willing 10 wager pint OF
cold dollars that his cutter the Bedouin can shsw
ner stern TO the Tania, Z. Oliver lsen's new soop,
is a thorough Sportsman. His chief object IN lite 70
yet amuser eat and he gets il. In summer he is on
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